The snow is with us for awhile longer. But you can still be stylish, posh -- and warm in this new ArisAris Reversibly Silken Coat. Four solid and two print styles (some pastels) are available by hud. With a ladylike retro feel it is a great addition to many wardrobes.

There hasn't been a kitchen out from Trompe Loeil in awhile, and aren't we glad to see a new one?

Current day or retro with several colors to choose from, the Finley Kitchen weighs in at an amazing 37 land impact. SO MANY DETAILS. Both kitchen proper and the stool come with animations and drinks. A mirrored version was in the works as I typed this up :D.

After so much red and green, I definitely needed a change. And, I am missing one of my long time blogger event groups which left us a few months back. Putting those together -- I was after a little mystery.

Enter a perfect "little black dress" which of course comes in many other colors including pastels. Most are lace but some are silky satin. Whatever your favorite, these eye catching designs deserve a place in your closet.

I was feeling adventurous so I pulled out the WILD color version. Well it IS bright and happy. Both work for me.

I was wearing this Panic dress from Ducknipple in a sedate black. Well THAT wouldn't work. Happily I knew that in the extensive hud there was a color that would coordinate. I actually had a couple of very good choices. Gotta love those color huds.

Two very nice POE8 gifts that you don't want to miss out on are a full set of stockings (with appliers and attachments for some styles) from Sweet Tea Couture and this very lovely wall decor piece which weighs in at an impressive ONE land impact from[domus].

It is round up day for Advent 2015. We hope you enjoyed the adventure. Some highlights of today.

Free join day at 7 Deadly s{K}ins where the Lelutka applier (apricot) is in the gal's tree and body appliers in the tree for guys. I have been waiting for this one and like it very much. Taupe is still in the tree which will continue on throughout the month. Since neither Sami or I have the Omega system we hand tinted our bodies but I am hoping a Maitreya is available either in the tree or in the store :D.

Now there have been some glorious things in the MEVA advent cabinet -- both for gals and guys and today and tomorrow you can pick up all the gifts. The group is still joinable and today's gift was a $200 gift card. So hard to beat that.

Over at KittyCats you can find the holiday kitty gift (well I bet you knew that) and traditionally the calendar will be up until the end of the month.

Entice is giving away a $200 gift card to members tomorrow. It wasn't really clear if it will be under the tree or in the archives.

Sami and I are in our Lelutka faux furs; we each have a pretty good collection.

My hair is NEW from eXxEss, a pretty full and flowing medium length casual style called Heidi.

By now I am guessing you have the Advent List bookmarked, but here it is one last time.

PS. Looking through my groups I found the Beautiful Dirty Rich has given away a 1000L store credit. I LOVE the applier items from there and will definitely be doing some shopping.

When I saw Berry's post a couple of nights ago, I had to smile. She looked spectacular. Since I had the dress AND the hair AND "a" Lelutka head if not the new Simone -- I decided it would be fun to recreate her photo; in my style of course.

This dress mixes classic, demure and daring all in one recipe. Be sure and check out Aurora, one of the new holiday releases at Baiastice.

This is the Berry set for Winter Trend from Ducknipple. It comes with leggings (no appliers so I opted for jeans). Jewelry is included as well as ...

boots!

My backdrop is the 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Little Winter Cottage which comes with and without snow. Find it at the Wayward Winter Market.

I am hanging out here with Frosty (a rare gacha prize from the Winter Gacha at The Liaison Collaborative). The snowy wall set (several pieces with and without snow) is available also at the Wayward Market.

There IS something about a fire in winter -- even if the snow hasn't fallen. I don't have a wood stove in real life at the moment, but I have had many in the past and even heated with wood in my Back To the Land Period. A homeyness -- that's what it is.

With plenty of options, the {what next} Hanne Woodburning Stoves & Nordic Winter Decor set for COLLLABOR 88 offers something for everyone whether you have a lodge or a tiny cabin. There are many stove designs as well as other festive decor items

Being more in the tiny cabin category I chose some low prim, classic pieces. The fireplace tools and log pile with pine cones add just the right "clutter".

Speaking of clutter, if you look REALLY closely in the front right corner of the photo you can see part of a huge stack of boxes -- one of the Second Spaces Treat Yourself gacha prizes at The Arcade.

You can find the Taylor Wood Tree Light along with some other very cute decor items over at Uber. Look for the Cheeky Pea booth.

From MEVA a nicely textured cap suitable for all types of casual attire.
From CERO STYLE a warm white jacket (gray shorts come in the pack but didn't fit Sami). There is also a texture under sweater (no appliers).

The little Teddy (transfer) is a one day gift (until midnight) at Prim and Pixel Holiday Village. Find it here or go to the main shop and find the gift wall. Look for Santa; it is close by.

The great boots are from ALB Dream Fashion. There are also shoes for the guys.

And while you are picking up your teddy bear at Prim and Pixel, don't miss this stylish jacket and shirt combo with New Years wishes. There is one for the guys also. This is near the Teddy on a whole wall of gifts.

If you are a girl you definitely don't want to miss some of the new additions over at Cosmopolitan. This really gorgeous set of undies with tons of appliers and choices is yours from [Glitzz]. SO very cute! When I saw Sami's I made an immediate detour and picked up my set.

Also new on the Cosmopolitan tree, an updo hair style from EMO-tions (four colors by hud) and this darling, intricately detailed Christmas Light by [[RH]] DesignHouse.

There are tons of great gifts out today, so get out there and pick them up!

This morning early and as of this writing the KittyCats calendars have no gifts. Since you can only pick up once, you might want to wait until tomorrow. Sami and I both tried :(Snowy garden wall by 22769 ~ [bauwerk] is available at the Wayward Market. More on that in an upcoming post.

I have been in the Lelutkagroup pretty much since I stepped out of the pod. There have been many wonderful gifts along the way, and I of course love my mesh head and my Lelutka hairs.

A notecard came out yesterday that group members could click the present under the tree once a day to get different colors of this Nico Bolero (two colors by hud in each jacket). There are standard small, medium and large versions as well as fitmesh. I am wearing the Small. The other color of this duo is a pretty blush.

The tree is also a group gift. Quite gorgeous, it is also "primmy". Happily I moved to a much larger parcel late last Sunday night and have land impact to spare.

It is a perfect morning for a walk in the snow and happily I have a great new outfit with some sturdy boots for the hiking. Find this complete Ducknipple Frost 2015 - Outfit I which includes jewelry and a scarf not worn at Winter Trend. Five color choices for the top are yours by graphics hud.

My hair is of course the new group gift from Truth which comes with color change hair hud and three choices of colors for the hat. It goes perfectly with the Winter Trend outfit!

And just WHY am I hiking through the snow?

Well the KittyCats Hunt of course.

This just started today. I knew it was in the works as I made one of the prizes *wink*.

Pearl LOOOOVES her Glamping tent. There are 20 gifts in all with some being on the adjoining Fruit Islands sim here.

You are looking for big snowballs. They are full bright as you can see. This one is the first snowball conspicuously places at the START here. The first 13 and number 20 (oh that number 20! LOL) are on the KittyCats Wonderland sim. The other six are on Fruit Islands. Mine is number 17 and is for kitties, not humans *wink*.

You can only pick up a prize once and the snowballs are numbered. Most were out in the open and easily spotted, but a few were in stores or tucked away.HINTS ARE HERE.

Now -- as this post was waiting in the queue, I unpacked the hunt gifts. While I definitely enjoyed the hunt and visiting the sims, I have to say I was dismayed at the abundance of what appeared to be "borrowed from the web" graphics which of course as a content creator got me kinda upset. So that is my warning.

With that in mind, here are my picks from the adventure of the morning.

From Dekute Dekore a TWO LAND IMPACT sitting nook with both singles and couples poses. The good news is that this is prize number 1 *wink*.

From Dolome Designs, a Kitty Shelf for books or knickknacks or maybe even your kitty! I have no idea what number this is; they are not on the gifts.

And these are the two styles of kitty tents I made. Find number 17 (on the Fruit Island Sim) to take these home. Two sizes. 2 Land impact. Original mesh. ChiC buildings.

It is a great day for Advent and Sami had a difficult time picking her favorites.

The good news is that the items shown above from Cosmopolitan seem to be available for more than one day. So new ones show up but the others are still there -- so far anyway. I love that Artisan Fantasy origami bird on stand, so I need to get over there.

Now this top - dress comes with some very nice appliers in ALL sorts of colors for Maitreya and Slink. The bad news (at the moment) is that they wouldn't unpack via hud, and then when finally pried out of the box the hud wouldn't attach to the screen. So being an intrepid gal (and really liking the leggings) Sami rezzed the hud in the premium sandbox and got the appliers on that way. No doubt this will be fixed soon, but just a warning. AND it might have just been an SL issue; we know that happens. Anyway reportedly a huge number of colors and with a small diamond pattern (difficult to see in black). These are from !:Lybra:!.

Sign as well as an extensive pose platform backdrop with pose are a gift at Cosmopolitan from Come Soon Poses.

This really lovely necklace is the gift today from MEVA. Sami is SO happy she joined! And the dress is from Entice.

12 Days of Christmas joins the Advent with Cosmopolitan offering a bevy of gifts each day on the tree (click the stockings - group required). Of the many lovely gifts today, there is a classic formal dress from Kaithleen's.

A new skin tone for gals (or maybe Sami wasn't paying attention until it came with red eyebrows *wink*), is out at 7 Deadly Skins. And don't miss the gifts for everyone under the tree on the way to the shop.

Also today from Cosmopolitan, a very nice prop and pose set for up to five folks from .mien. and a festive traditional hutch from Bee Designs. This green texture jumpsuit is from Entice today and includes appliers (even for Maitreya).

Out from MEVA for Cosmopolitan, a big set with various bangles (one, two or three) and necklaces separate or worn together -- all to match your latest whim.

I am sure you have something that would go with this great set, but if you are looking for NEW, then check out DAY NINE on one of the KittyCats Advent boards sprinkled around the grid (one is here). Happily you can pick up the gifts after their official gifting day. This cutie hales from [RUBY] and is beautifully made; don't miss it.

Where am I?

In the new skybox from Trompe Loeil of course. It comes with optional snowy hills surround and is modern and spacious. It would make a very nice shop as well as a home. There are some great decor pieces in this Haldis Skybox and furniture release for COLLABOR88. This very pretty backdrop is perfect for picture taking, in back of a couch, at the end of a hall -- you name it. A lovely coordinating fireplace is another bit of newness.

While the POE8 hunt is not exactly "equal opportunity" sexwise, there are still some very nice items for the fellow in your life -- or you of course, or you alt, or you "male blogger" (Chic waves hand wildly).

From (BYRNE) - the Angel Hooded T-shirt, quietly stylish with some lovely textures and a distinctive cut, perfect for arty type guys.

From ALB Dream Fashion & ShuShu a complete dress suit for the guys. Note it will go with all those lovely white gowns for the gals. Mesh gloves comes with as do shoes, hat and mask. There are two landmarks for this store (one for the guys and one for the gals). From a brief visit I am not sure which will have this male present, so here are both landmarks :D.